Therefore, it can be said that religion can be used as a form of cultural defence against the rapidly increasing West. The use of religion as a cultural defence is very evident in modern times with the rise of Fundamentalism. Those from ethnic minorities opposing Western values so much that they are willing to kill others and themselves to prove this. The clash of civilisations has been evident between Islam and the West for hundreds of years but became known throughout the world after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Fundamentalists are using religion to defend their culture in a negative way and have thus created a stigma for ethnic minorities.
There is much to fear with the peaceful tactics that are being utilized in the United States as this very way of warfare cannot be combated. A Kurdish Islamic radical from Iraq was quoted “We’re the ones who will change you…Just look at the development within Europe, where the number of Muslims is expanding like mosquitoes. By 2050, 30% of the population will be Muslim… Our way of thinking… will prove more powerful than
The murder of Dr. King has filled many Americans, many Blacks and minorities with bitterness, hatred and a desired for revenge. We as a nation could move forward in that direction but moving in that direction does the nation no good. It’ll segregate us more. He strongly urged the crowd that we, the nation, should make an effort and go about this like Dr. King would have wanted it, despite the various manners that are possible. We as a nation need to make an effort to go beyond these difficult times.
rowing fast Islam, a religion that was for centuries believed to have been 'spread by the sword' is currently the fastest growing religion in the United States and in the world. Adherents to the Islamic faith number 1.2 billion worldwide. And growing… In the United States, where Muslims number over six million, the Islamic faith has in many estimates surpassed Judaism and is believed to be the second largest religion in America after Christianity. While part of the rise in the population of Muslims in the United States is due to immigration, the phenomenal growth of Islam in the past 10 years has come from an increasing number of Americans converting to Islam from other religions. Muslim leaders estimate that half the number of American converts to Islam come from the African-American community.
I estimated the cost to buy the naming rights for the Dallas Cowboys to be $250 million over 30 years. A long term contract with the team is almost expected as the company wants to leverage their relationship and increased exposure with the team as long as possible. The Cowboys were rated as the most popular NFL team by ESPN and fan voting so any company will want to keep this relationship as long as possible. The naming rights may sell higher than the Texans and do not anticipate them getting anything less than the Redskins as they drive a larger revenue steam and are worth more. I excluded the selling of PSL's to contribute to the financing because the revenue generated from them would be used to
The full throttle attack has since caused tensions to escalate at all time highs between America and Islamic nations. And "the cost of vengeance (instead of justice) has also been high: A further turn towards hatred and a rise in those who think most Muslims are terrorists, that Islam is a threat to the world, etc." ("War on Terror," ) Arabs that have lived in America all there lives have suffered much hatred, prejudices, profiling by their resemblemce to the identities and faces of those involved in the 9/11 attacks. "An identity view: In a New York Times article appearing a week after the horror that befell America on September 11, a Muslim woman described her dilemma this way: "I am so used to thinking about myself as a New Yorker that it took me a few days to begin to see myself as a stranger might: a Muslim woman, an outsider, perhaps an enemy of the city. Before last week, I had thought of myself as a lawyer, a feminist, a wife, a sister, a friend, a woman on the street.
Due to the violence and extremism of a few members of Islam, people of Middle Eastern origins or members of Islam have been subjected to increased hostility in the United States. The group as a whole is being punished for the crimes of a few. The United States
I also think that racial profiling encourages hatred between races. After September 11th our country seemed to be coming together in national unity, but underneath it all, discrimination towards minorities began to surface, and everyone of middle-eastern decent was looked at as a terrorist,
Actually, Arabs are also known to follow Christian, Judaism or Druze religions. (Arabs Religion, n.d.) One U.S. policy that has recently been changed, since the attacks on America, is racial profiling. This tactic if often used in American airports to overt further attacks on American soil. The check-in process at American airports is a stringent procedure that many Americans and visitors are subjected to experience because he or she may resemble the Arab or Middle Eastern race. There have been laws put into place to prevent racial profiling based on an individuals religion or religious appearance in four states, Alaska, California, Massachusetts and Arkansas.
The shooting was the reason for some original remonstrations; however there were other factors that sparked the nationwide protests, and the extreme violence which followed. There are many conflicting views and beliefs concerning who or what is to blame for the riots ranging from; social media platforms such as BBM (Blackberry Messenger) and Facebook [5], which encouraged people to revolt. Others justified their actions as a consequence of Government cuts and poor policing, which antagonised some of the more deprived communities throughout Britain. "If you're making massive cuts, there's always the potential for this sort of revolt against that"[7]. Alternatively others blamed opportunists taking advantage of the situation to loot for their own benefit, and cause mindless violence.